Prime Peter

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Peter Prime is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

ISOB Peter Prime

Canada's Bomber Command Memorial Panels

Name:

Peter Prime

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

R/79255

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Date of Death:

1942-08-01

State:

Cemetery:

New Eastern Cemetery, Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Plot:

Plot 69

Row:

Row D

Grave:

Joint Grave 1

Decoration:

Comments:

Peter Prime was born on July 21, 1913, in Knox, Starke County, Indiana. He was the son of Orton L. Prime and of Alice Wild Prime, of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. He was the husband of Helen Frances Prime.

Before serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force, Peter served in Troop K. 101st Cavalry Regiment ( Squadron A). Then, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in February 1941 and received his pilot wings in December. He was sent to England soon after receiving his wings. He was a veteran of numerous bombing raids over Cologne, Essen, Bremen, and many other locations.

He was killed in action on August 1, 1942, when his bomber was shot down and crashed in the North Sea.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com